Surry Hills, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 15,828
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $2,308/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 32%
- Renting
- 65%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 10/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Central Station · 0.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] · 1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$2.40m
Median unit (5 yr)
$940k
Sales (5 yr)
2,187
Sales (12 mths)
245
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
4,015 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 8.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Crown St PS
Secondary
Inner Sydney HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Surry Hills
District population (2025)
17,184
-2% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Nov 2025)
5
houses 2 · other 3
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Surry Hills:
- Bourke Street (1,732)
- Goulburn Street (1,092)
- Elizabeth Street (1,016)
- Pelican Street (639)
- Crown Street (636)
- Riley Street (632)
- Cooper Street (555)
- Chalmers Street (436)
- Campbell Street (382)
- Albion Street (339)
- Foveaux Street (334)
- Holt Street (330)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.